Liberals, Conservatives Pass ‘One Canadian Economy Act’ Despite Environmental, Indigenous Opposition
Canada’s House of Commons passed sweeping legislation June 20 that would streamline approval processes for major infrastructure projects and remove interprovincial trade barriers, despite fierce opposition from Indigenous groups and environmental organizations. Bill C-5, known as the “One Canadian Economy Act,” passed with the rare Liberal and Conservative support after two weeks of parliamentary debate. […]
Door-Lock Defect That Can Trap Passengers Forces Massive Ford Mustang Mach-E Recall
Ford (NYSE: F) is recalling 197,432 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs in the United States—2021-2025 models sold—after discovering that a sudden loss of 12-volt battery power can leave electronic door latches locked and rear seat passengers effectively trapped. The NHTSA warned that the defect “may remain locked after a driver or front-seat passenger exits,” a scenario […]
DeepSeek Assisted Military, Evaded US Export Controls, Official Says
Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has provided user data to China’s government and military while using shell companies to circumvent US semiconductor export restrictions, a senior State Department official told Reuters. “We understand that DeepSeek has willingly provided and will likely continue to provide support to China’s military and intelligence operations,” the official said in […]
Could EU Be Swapping Critical Minerals For Canada’s Seat In Its Defense Inner Circle?
Canada’s most startling diplomatic coup in years might not be a trade deal but an invitation into the European Union’s inner military sanctum. A leaked draft “Security and Defence Partnership,” initialled in Brussels and packaged with a broader “Strategic Partnership of the Future,” would give Ottawa access to the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation mobility projects, […]
Congo Extends Cobalt Export Ban 3 Months to Combat Oversupply
Congo’s mining regulator announced Saturday it will maintain restrictions on cobalt shipments for another three months as the African nation attempts to stabilize prices for the critical battery component. The extension pushes the export halt through September. Congo supplies roughly three-quarters of the world’s cobalt, a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries. The ban began […]
New York to Build First Nuclear Plant in Decades
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday ordered the state’s power authority to develop an advanced nuclear power plant in upstate New York, marking the first new nuclear facility planned in the state in decades. Hochul said the New York Power Authority will develop at least one nuclear energy facility with a minimum capacity of […]
Oil Prices Plunge Amid Israel-Iran Ceasefire
President Donald Trump’s announcement of an Israel-Iran ceasefire triggered a massive selloff in oil markets Monday, with crude prices posting their biggest single-day decline in nearly two years as investors welcomed a potential end to Middle East hostilities. Brent crude, the global benchmark, plummeted $5.53 to close at $71.48 per barrel, a 7.2% decline that […]
Baselode Energy To Combine With Forum In Merger Of Equals
Another merger is set to occur in the uranium sector, with Baselode Energy (TSXV: FIND) announcing this morning that it has entered into a definitive agreement for an at-market business combination with Forum Energy Metals (TSXV: FMC). The arrangement will see Baselode acquire Forum in a share-based transaction, with the resulting issuer to be renamed […]
Trump On Israel-Iran: “They Don’t Know What The F*ck They’re Doing”
President Donald Trump is reportedly “willing to escalate US military involvement if necessary,” according to a senior White House official who spoke to CNN on Monday, just hours after Iran launched retaliatory ballistic missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The attack came in response to last weekend’s US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, […]
GoviEx Uranium Plans 35 Hole Exploration Program Across Muntanga
GoviEx Uranium (TSXV: GXU) is looking to expand their overall resource profile, with the company this morning announcing that it has launched its 2025 field season. The program aims to conduct exploration at the Muntanga project in Zambia, where the company is in search of new deposits to bolster project economics. The exploration program is […]